How you can tell the following statement is false? Lightning occurs because elec

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How you can tell the following statement is false?

Lightning occurs because electrons in the ground areattracted to the electrons in the clouds.

1 Lightning happens because the electronsin the ground are repelled by the electrons in theclouds.
When it comes to charges, oppositesattract & likes repel. Thus, electrons wouldn't be attracted toeach other, they would berepelled.    
It's not the electrons that attract eachother but the protons that attract each other.
This is clearly false because clouds donot contain electrons.
Lightning occurs becausethe electrons in the clouds areattracted to the electrons in the ground. 1

Explanation / Answer

"When it comes tocharges, opposites attract & likes repel. Thus, electronswouldn't be attracted to each other, they would berepelled." -- Protons attract electrons. Electrons repel otherelectrons. Therefore, this statement cannot be true. -- Protons attract electrons. Electrons repel otherelectrons. Therefore, this statement cannot be true.

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